OD STRZYGONI DO WAMPIRÓW ENERGETYCZNYCH. FOLKLOR JAKO SYSTEM PRAKTYK INTERPRETACYJNYCH
FROM STRANGLES TO ENERGETIC VAMPIRES. FOLKLORE AS A SYSTEM OF INTERPRETATIVE PRACTICES

Summary/Abstract: In this paper I analyse and compare two kind of materials: ethnographic data from 19th and 20th century which indicate how people in traditional cultures recognised and understood vampires, and contemporary video materials and internet discussions about so called energy/psychic vampires. I claim that on the one hand the ideas of vampires and energy vampires differ and are based on unlike beliefs, but on the other hand they perform the same social function. We can comprehend both former and contemporary narratives about vampires/energy vampires as a form of folklore, which provides people a kind of common knowledge, especially guides and hints, how to interpret social behavior of other people and how to “properly” react to them.

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